PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers start the season at home against the Golden State Warriors. Wednesday's meeting is the first of the season between the squads.
HOW TO WATCH
The game tips off at 7 p.m. Pacific time. The game will air on KATU Charge! (channel 2.2) or on BlazerVision, the Blazers' direct-to-consumer streaming service. Learn more about viewing options here.
LATEST LINE
Warriors -6; over/under is 223.5 (via BetMGM Sportsbook)
NEW PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Portland has two new players this season, Deni Avdija, who will start at small forward after averaging 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists last season in Washington, and rookie center Donovan Clingan, who averaged 8.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 20.5 minutes per game during the preseason and will be the backup to starter Deandre Ayton.
- Golden State said goodbye to Klay Thompson this past offseason brought in several new players, including shooting guard Buddy Hield, who shot 48.7% on almost seven 3-point attempts during the in preseason, as well as reserve guard De'Anthony Melton (9.0 points, 3.4 assists in preseason) and reserve forward Kyle Anderson (4.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists in preseason).
BOTTOM LINE
- Portland finished 21-61 overall and 8-44 in Western Conference action last season. The Trail Blazers averaged 106.4 points per game last season, 46.8 in the paint, 15.8 off of turnovers and 12.7 on fast breaks.
- Golden State went 46-36 overall and 26-26 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Warriors averaged 29.3 assists per game on 43.7 made field goals last season.
INJURIES
- Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (knee), Robert Williams III: out (hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe: out (shoulder).
- Warriors: None listed.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
